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The former bowling centre, in Weymouth, is set to be demolished. Picture: Dorset Council

Demolition of Weymouth’s former 10-pin bowling centre approved

WEYMOUTH’S landmark former bowling alley is set be demolished after plans were approved. Plans to knock down the building, in…

Wessex Internet is to rollout high-speed broadband in Swanage and surrounding areas

Swanage and other Purbeck areas to benefit from £33m high-speed internet rollout

INTERNET users in rural areas near Swanage, Dorchester, Sherborne and more will soon be able to enjoy high-speed broadband. Dorset-based…

Items seized during raids at premises in Weymouth. Pictures: Dorset Council

Thousands of suspected illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco seized in Weymouth raids

SUSPECTED illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco were seized from shops in Weymouth. Members of Dorset Council’s Trading Standards team joined…

How the new boutique in Wimborne could look. Picture: CJF Design Projects/Dorset Council

Plans for new Thirty Three Boutique in Wimborne High Street submitted

PLANS have been submitted for a new ladies’ boutique in Wimborne. CJF Design Projects Ltd has submitted a planning application…

The new kiosk would be installed on hardstanding in Shore Road, Swanage, if plans are approved. Pictures: Google/Tanner Associates/Dorset Council

Coffee and ice cream kiosk plan for Swanage seafront

A NEW coffee bar and ice cream kiosk could be installed on Swanage seafront if plans are approved. Tanner Associates…

Oil leak near Poole Harbour cost local economy more than £500,000: Report

A LEAK at the Wytch Farm oil field near Poole Harbour cost the local economy more than £500,000, a…

Lloyds Bank in Ashley Road, Poole, is set to close. Picture: Google

Lloyds Bank in Poole among hundreds of branches to close: Full list

LLOYDS Bank in Poole is set to shut in the latest tranche of closures announced by the firm. The Ashley…

Sharon Cannings, front left, owner of Move On Sales & Lettings with Jannine Loveys, charity manager of The DCCF, front right, and Move On Sales & Lettings staff

Poole property firm backing Dorset cancer charity

A PROPERTY agent in Poole is backing a Dorset cancer charity. Move On is the latest business to become an…

Lyme Regis Nursing Home, in Pound Lane, could become a hotel if plans are approved. Picture: Google

Care home could be set for hotel conversion if plans are approved

A DORSET care home could be set to be converted into a hotel. A planning application has been submitted to…

The Hendover Cafe in Dorchester has closed. Picture: Google

Popular Hendover Cafe in Dorchester closes

A POPULAR Dorchester cafe has closed as it is “no longer viable”. Owner Paul Collins has announced the Hendover Cafe,…